Chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar feels the combined failure of the experienced
Indian middle order batting in Sri Lanka was a one-off thing and expects
the batsmen to put it firmly behind them and start afresh in the upcoming four-Test
series against Australia.
Vengsarkar also feels that the Indian squad would enter the high-octane rubber,
which he predicts will be a very close affair, with their confidence high after
their narrow loss in the previous series Down Under followed by a historic first-ever
triangular series victory there.
In an exclusive interview, the former Test skipper said its important that
openers Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir fire in unison while
hailing the return of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who skipped the Tests in Sri Lanka
citing exhaustion.
He also was fully supportive of the Cricket Board's decisions to have a tri-series
tournament presently for the India 'A' team, also featuring New Zealand
'A' and Australia 'A', and for introducing the much-delayed concept of paid
selectors from this season.
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